Bottle-closure.



UNITEE STATES Patented April 5, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

BOTTLE-CLOSURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 756,586, dated Apri] 5,1904.

Application filed September l2, 1903. Serial No. 172,896. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BURLEY CLEMENS. a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Moundsville, in the county of Marshall and State of lVestVirginia, have invented a new and Improved Bottle-Closure, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and eXact description.

This invention relates to a cap or closure intended particularly forbar-bottles used in retailing liquid goods. It may be applied, however,to various other purposes, as will be apparent.

It comprises, broadly speaking, a body preferably of spring metal, so asto snap over and retain its position on the mouth of the bottle, a spoutprojecting from the body, and a peculiarly-arranged cover for the spout.

This specification is an exact description of two examples of myinvention, while the claim defines the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indi.- catecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective view of the inven tion applied to the neck ofa bottle, the cover being shown in open position. Fig. 2 is an enlargedsection showing the cover closed on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section looking upward from the line 3 3 of Fig. Q, and Fig.4 is an enlarged view showing a modification in the form of the springfor opening the cover.

c indicates the body of the device, which as here shown is formed ofsheet metal with slits a to give it sufficient resiliency to snap overand hold its place on the enlarged mouth of the bottle. This body may beof any other construction desired-for example, it may be formed of anetwork of wires suitably held in place. The body a is formed with aninwardly-extending shoulder b, and from this shoulder projects the spoutc. Preferably the parts a, and c are formed of an ornamental section ofmetal.

CZ indicates the cover, which is hinged to the spout c at the point CZ/and which may swing from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown inFig. l, the cover having a slight projection e at its hinged end tolimit the opening movement.

f indicates a spring for throwing open the cover. This springispreferably of the doublecoil type; but it may bevaried at will. Forexample, a leaf or flat spring g, as shown in Fig. 4., may be employed.The cover is provided with a suitable catch for holding it in closedposition. As here shown this catch comprises a tongue t, fastened to orformed on the cover CZ, and a spring-keeper t', fastened in the spout cand fitted with a finger-piece k, which projects through the walls ofthe spout to the outside thereof, as shown. any other desiredconstruction may be employed, however, without departing from the spiritof my invention.

The operation and advantages of the device will, it is thought, beapparent. After drawing the cork from the bottle the device should beapplied as described, and it will then constitute a neat and effectiveclosure for the bottle, which may be removed or reapplied at any timedesired. By merely pressing the thumb-piece the cover (Z swings intoopen position, and after the bottle has been used it is only necessaryto move down the cover, whereupon the catch will automatically fastenthe cover in place.

Various changes in the form, proportions, and minor details of myinvention may be resorted to at will without departing from the spiritand scope thereof. Hence I consider myself entitled to all suchvariationsas may lie within the intent of my claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A bottle-closure, comprising a spring-body adapted toembrace the neck of the bottle and having an' inwardly-extendingvshoulder at its upper end, said shoulder lying over the end of thebottle-neck, a spout projecting upward from the inner edge of saidshoulder, a cover for the spout, and means for releasably holding thecover closed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my nam to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

BUELEY cLEMENs.

Witnesses:

L. G. BROCK, C. H. HUNTER.

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